Yetholm Loch Explained

Yetholm Loch is a loch near Kelso, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.^[1]

There was a tower on an island in Yetholm Loch which could be reached via a causeway. The tower was destroyed by the Earl of Surrey on the night of 17 May 1523.

The loch lies in a crescent-shaped valley, at the edge of the Cheviot Hills.^[2] The southern end of the loch is swamp, but it gradually gives way to fen and willow scrub.

See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and Roxburgh, SSSI
• List of places in the Scottish Borders

External links

• SSSI CITATION, 17 October 1983
• RCAHMS record of Loch Tower, Yetholm Loch
• Scottish Borders Council: Standing Open Water Habitat Action Plan
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency: Catchment Pollution Reduction Programme under Directive 78/659.EEC

55.55°N -21°W

Notes and References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 74 Kelso & Coldstream (Jedburgh & Duns). 9780319231388 . Ordnance Survey. 2008.
2. Web site: Yetholm Loch South of Scotland . 2024-06-26 . Scotland Starts Here . en-US.